How to Jam Drones in Prison?

According to The New York Times, In Mansfield, Ohio, a drone carrying tobacco and drugs caused a riot in the prison yard. Authorities in Cumberland County, Maryland, were more fortunate—they intercepted a drone intended to deliver tobacco, narcotics, and other items from a vehicle parked outside the prison. Similar incidents have been reported in Oklahoma and Georgia, and even outside the United States, including in Canada and Russia, where drones have been used to smuggle contraband into correctional facilities.

It is no longer a rare occurrence to use small drones to smuggle contraband and narcotics into prisons. Yet, most correctional facilities still lack the necessary low-altitude defense capabilities to respond effectively. In recent years, prisons around the world have faced growing threats from drones dropping drugs and mobile phones or conducting unauthorized surveillance.

As high-security, high-risk environments, prisons face several critical threats from drone incursions:

Surveillance and Intelligence Gathering
Drones can be used to map the internal layout of a facility, monitor guard movements, and gather other sensitive information. This intelligence can be exploited by criminals to plan escapes or coordinated attacks.
Smuggling of Prohibited Items
Criminals use drones to deliver contraband—such as tobacco, narcotics, mobile phones, and even weapons—directly into prison yards or cells. The rise in unregulated and unauthorized drone activity poses a serious challenge to prison security.
Weaponization and Terror Threats
In more extreme cases, drones may be equipped with explosives or hazardous substances. Given the high concentration of inmates, any such incident could trigger large-scale riots, injuries, or even fatalities, putting both inmates and staff at serious risk.

What Can the China Anti-Drone System Do for You?

Provide early warning against unauthorized or rogue drones
Disrupt intruding drones, forcing them to land or return to their operator, enabling law enforcement intervention
Monitor both airspace and surrounding ground areas to enhance overall situational awareness
Complement and integrate with existing security systems to enable rapid response
Retain alert data that can be used as digital evidence in legal proceedings

Anti Drone Solutions for Prison

Single-Point Deployment Strategy

For smaller prison facilities—or focused high-risk areas—a single unit may be sufficient for effective drone mitigation. In this setup, the system’s jamming range should fully cover, or ideally exceed, the secure perimeter of the protected zone.
To achieve optimal coverage, the system is best positioned near the geometric center of the area.

Networked Deployment Strategy

When dealing with larger prison compounds or wide-area critical zones, a networked approach using multiple systems is required. In this case, the combined coverage of all units should at least match the full perimeter of the protected area.

Unlike the centralized single-point setup, the networked configuration places systems along the outer edges of the secure zone. This edge-based deployment maximizes overall coverage through overlapping fields and creates a robust low-altitude defense network.